Jakarta (VNA) – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, now in Indonesia to attend a ceremony for the President and Vice President of the country to take their offices, on October 20 met with the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia, the ASEAN Secretariat and the Vietnamese mission to the regional group. Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh...

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the coronation ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo from October 22-23 at the invitation of Japanese government. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe in July 2019 (Photo: VNA) The PM’s attendance at the event reflects Vietnam’s appreciation for Vietnam – Japan extensive...

(LSO) - The People’s Committee of Lang Son held the regular monthly meeting on October 17 under the chair of Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee Pham Ngoc Thuong. The meeting was attended by Doan Thi Hau, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council and leaders of the provincial People’s Committee and...

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito on October 22 and 23 at the invitation of the Japanese Government, the Foreign Ministry announced on October 17. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: VNA) Emperor Naruhito became the 126th Emperor of Japan on May 1, 2019, starting the new imperial...

Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received a delegation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Hanoi on October 17. Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung (right) and Elder Homer P. David of the LDS Church’s Asia Area Presidency (Photo: VNA) At the meeting, head...

Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection Men Sam An has visited the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) in Hanoi as part of her going visit to Vietnam from October 14 to 19. Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection...

Brussels (VNA) – Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have inked an agreement on the establishment of a framework for Vietnam’s participation in crisis management activities of the EU. Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich (L), and Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini...

Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly Standing Committee concluded its 38th session on October 17 with the adoption of a resolution on adjustments to the law making programme in 2019. National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (Photo: VNA) Speaking in conclusion of the session, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said as the 8th session of the NA...

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam congratulates the royal family and people of Japan on the occasion of the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on October 17. Emperor Naruhito (L) speaks at his coronation ceremony at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on May 1 (Photo: AFP/VNA) The spokesperson said at the Foreign Ministry’s regular...

(LSO) - After the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was established on February 3, 1930, under the Party’s leadership, the revolutionary movement spread across the country. In mid-1933, Hoang Van Thu arrived in Thuy Hung commune (Van Uyen distrct, Lang Son province) to select loyal revolutionaries for the Indochinese Communist Party and at the same time establish the first...